Lowry v. Mt. Adams & Eden Park Incline Plane Ry. Co.
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern Ohio
TMs was an action for personal injuries by Joseph A. Lowry against the Mt. Adams & Eden I’ark Incline Plane Railway Ooui-pany. Upon the trial the jury gave a verdict for the plaintiff for $7,500. The defendants moved for a new trial.
1Opinion of the Court
SAGE, District Judge.
It is claimed that the verdict, which was for $7,500, is excessive. The testimony is that the plaintiff was earning $800 a month. He was under the charge of a physician for several months. The left thigh was terribly torn and lacerated by the iron head of the tongue of the wagon which which the car came in collision. The wound was from five to seven inches long, ragged and exceedingly painful. The parts would not reunite until finally skin grafting was resorted to. According to the testimony, some 500 patches were made before the wound was completely healed. The testimony…
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